I put this in a thread I started, but you beat me to it, so here's the story Sky News ran.
'I Just Put My iPod On And Went'
TV presenter Richard Hammond reportedly ran 16 miles to make it home for his daughter's fourth birthday after abandoning his car in flood traffic.
The 37-year-old had been driving from London to his home in Herefordshire on Friday when he became stuck in jams caused by flooding in the area.
After a 12-hour journey, the presenter abandoned his Porsche 911 Carrera in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, at around 3am on Saturday morning and ran home.
He told The Daily Mirror: "There was no way I was going to miss it - I'm away from home enough as it is.
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"Luckily I had my running gear and a waterproof jacket with me in the car, so I decided to run the rest of the way. It was pitch black but I just put my iPod on and went."
The star, nicknamed Hamster, arrived home in Bromesberrow at 5.30am, in time to spend the day with his wife Mindy and daughters Willow and Izzy.
Hammond, who was seriously injured in a high-speed crash in September last year, said: "I had a hot shower and a bacon buttie, and not long after that Willow got up and we had a lovely time for her birthday."
The Mirror also reported that Hammond leapt into action again over the weekend.
He borrowed a fishing boat and rescued his neighbours from their flooded house in nearby Hawbridge.
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